Nordic Road Association – expertise without frontiers

Sweden Road total 215 000 km Highway 2 150 km Inhabitants 10 million Killed in traffic 2017 254 (2,5 per 100 000 inh.) Longest tunnel 4 500 m (Södra länken) Longest bridge 7 850 m (Öresund)

Denmark Road total 75 000 km Highway 1 200 km Inhabitants 5,8 million Killed in traffic 2017 175 (3,0 per 100 000 inh.) Longest tunnel 4 050 m (Öresund) Longest bridge 7 850 m (Öresund)

Norway Road total 144 000 km Highway 999 km Inhabitants 5,2 million Killed in traffic 2017 109 (2,1 per 100 000 inh.) Longest tunnel 24 500 m (Lærdalstunnel) Longest bridge 1 892 m (Drammen)

Finland Road total 454 000 km Highway 900 km Inhabitants 5,5 million Killed in traffic 2017 212 (3,9 per 100 000 inh.) Longest tunnel 2 300 m Longest bridge 1 045 m

Iceland Road total 13 000 km Highway 41 km Inhabitants 338 000 Killed in traffic 2017 16 (4,7 per 100 000 inh.) Longest tunnel 7 900 m Longest bridge 520 m

Faroe Islands Highway 0 km Road total 976 km Inhabitants 50 000 Killed in traffic 2017 2 (4 per 100 000 inh.) Longest tunnel 6 200 m Longest bridge 220 m

About the Nordic Road Association Established in Stockholm on 19 June 1935. The founding members were Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden; the Faroe Islands became a member in 1975. Facilitates cooperation within the sector, with members from both the public and private sectors and a total of some 320 member organisations in the Nordic countries.

Vision Expertise without frontiers Mission To promote development in the road and transport sector through cooperation among professionals in Denmark, Finland, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Norway and Sweden Role To exchange information, knowledge, experiences, and best practices among the Nordic countries

Organisation Work in the NVF is organised in four-year periods, and is concluded with a congress. Chairmanship of the NVF rotates between Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Each member country has a national association connected to the NVF. Sweden has the chairmanship 2016–2020. Work in the NVF is organised in four-year periods, and are concluded with a congress. Chairmanship of the NVF rotates between Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Each member country has a national association connected to the NVF. The NVF is led by the board of the association, which consists of a chair, a vice-chair and a secretary in the national association. The chair of the Communication Group has observer status on the Board. The chair, vice chair and secretary in the country that has the chairmanship assume the roles of Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary of the NVF Board during the four-year period. The secretaries of the national associations comprise a Secretary Group which, under the leadership of the NVF Secretary, is responsible for the on-going activities of the NVF. A Communication Group, which is responsible for information and communication, provides support to the NVF board and the committees. The work of the NVF takes place in committees and ad hoc groups. Each committee has a chair and a secretary. The positions of chair and secretary are shared among the countries.  

Organisation The Nordic countries Member country Board of the NVF: - the chair, vice chair and secretary of each NVF member country and the chair of the Communication Group   Board of the Association Secretary group - secretary in the NVF country Secretary Communication group - communication employees in the NVF country Communications employees Committees at the Nordic level Ad hoc work groups Member organisations/Members Work in the NVF is organised in four-year periods, and are concluded with a congress. Chairmanship of the NVF rotates between Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Each member country has a national association connected to the NVF. The NVF is led by the board of the association, which consists of a chair, a vice-chair and a secretary in the national association. The chair of the Communication Group has observer status on the Board. The chair, vice chair and secretary in the country that has the chairmanship assume the roles of Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary of the NVF Board during the four-year period. The secretaries of the national associations comprise a Secretary Group which, under the leadership of the NVF Secretary, is responsible for the on-going activities of the NVF. A Communication Group, which is responsible for information and communication, provides support to the NVF board and the committees. The work of the NVF takes place in committees and ad hoc groups. Each committee has a chair and a secretary. The positions of chair and secretary are shared among the countries.  

Strategic themes 2016–2020 Safe and environmentally friendly transport systems Quality- and resource-optimal transports Competent and effective organisations Innovation and renewal This strategic plan will be valid from 1 July 2016 to30 June 2020. Sweden has the presidency during this four-year period and will lead the work in the NVF until the 2020 Congress in Sweden. The strategic themes governs the work within the NVF. They will be the key for the sector as a whole, and reflect trends and challenges in the Nordic countries. The question of the NVF’s future as a road forum has been discussed during the work with the new strategic plan. There is still reason to maintain the NVF as a road forum, but the NVF shall to a greater extent handle the entire transport system. Where relevant, experts in other types of transport than road transports will be invited to participate in the committee work. Viktigt att ha med detta stycke?   The strategic themes for the period from 2016 to 2020 are as follows: Safe and environmentally friendly transport systems Transports should have the least possible negative impact for people’s health and the environment. Quality- and resource-optimal transports The infrastructure, and transport services, shall live up to society’s and users’ expectations of quality and resource optimisation. The life cycle perspective shall lay the ground for the infrastructure, and the transport system must have a high level of accessibility, predictability, and trafficability for passenger and cargo traffic. Competent and effective organisations The road and transport sector must have access to and maintain relevant competence Organisation, utilisation of resources, and forms of cooperation shall ensure a high level of quality in the results. Innovation and renewal Innovation and renewal are required in order to develop the road and transport sector.This applies to development and the application of new technology, forms of organisation, forms of collaboration, forms of agreement, forms of funding, and so on.

Safe and environmentally friendly transport systems Transports should have the least possible negative impact for people’s health and the environment.

Quality- and resource-optimal transports The infrastructure and transport services, shall live up to society’s and users’ expectations of quality and resource optimisation. The life cycle perspective shall lay the ground for the infrastructure and the transport system must have a high level of accessibility, predictability, and trafficability for passenger and cargo traffic.  

Competent and effective organisations The road and transport sector must have access to and maintain relevant competence. Organisation, utilisation of resources, and forms of cooperation shall ensure a high level of quality in the results.

Innovation and renewal Innovation and renewal are required in order to develop the road and transport sector. This applies to development and the application of new technology, forms of organisation, forms of collaboration, forms of agreement, forms of funding and so on.

10 committees Bridges Digitalisation Operations and maintenance Climate and environment Competence Urban transport and transport planning Traffic safety and transports Tunnels Design Road technology Bridges - Efficient bridge operation - Dimensioning of bridges - Use of new bridge technology   Digitisation - Automated driving - Mobility as a Service (MaaS) - Cooperative ITS - System development and administration - Models for road and geodata Operations and maintenance - Maintenance planning and operation (summer and winter) - Asset management - Technological development - Climate adaptation - Limit climate impact Climate and environment - Environmentally friendly transport system Skills/Competence – vilket ord? - Skills development - Recruitment Urban transport and transport planning - Mobility planning - Strategic development of the transport system - Urban goods transport - Planning methodology - National economy - Driver’s license training - Driver’s license instructor training Traffic safety - Unprotected passengers - Safe, efficient transports - Accident statistics - Traffic safety locations Tunnels - Efficient tunnel operation - Choice of tunnel solution - Safety in tunnels - New tunnel technology Design - Street and road design - Universal design of the transport system - Climate adaptation Road technology - Road construction - Paving

Committees’ areas of activity 2016–2020

Committee structure 10 Nordic committees. Each committee will work based on the strategic themes determined by the NVF. The work of the committees consists of exchanges of information, knowledge, best practice and experiences within their fields. No requirement to form national committee in each Nordic country. As a part of its search to use more flexible working methods, this strategic plan also determines the work in the ad hoc work groups. The committee structure consists of 10 nordic committees. The work of the committees consists of exchanges of information, knowledge, best practice and experiences within their fields. It is not expected that the committees will carry out their own projects that requires funding. To the extent they conduct studies, analyses, and the like, this work shall be carried out by the members on the committee. Committees are, however, encouraged through their work to identify and propose research and development projects and other collaboration projects that can be carried out outside of the NVF, for example under NordFoU. The committee shall not coordinate points of view in the name of the NVF, or fulfil a function as a common Nordic voice vis à vis the EU. The committee shall concretise its work within its assigned scope. The NVF board can give specific tasks to committees. The committee must follow the NVF communications policy for internal and external communications. The committee should keep itself up to date and keep its own pages on the NVF web site updated, as well as follow the association’s language policy. There is no requirement to form national committee in each Nordic country. Each national association determines the rules of procedure for their country, and they are free to form their own national groups independently of the Nordic committees. Each committee will work based on the strategic themes determined by the NVF. As a part of its search to use more flexible working methods, this strategic plan also determines the work in the ad hoc work groups. These groups shall bring together members with specific knowledge. These ad hoc groups differ primarily in that their mandates are more limited, and in that their work is intended to process for a shorter period. The nomination for participation in a nordic committee began in spring 2016 so that the members will be in place 1 July 2016. In order to have good possibility of coordination, the committee should have the chair and the secretary from the same country for the next four years. The responsibility of leading a committee should be divided among the countries in the best manner possible.

Committee structure The members of committees shall be members in the NVF via their employer or personal membership. Balanced representation of member organisations. The members should preferably have their daily work within the work of the committee. Members from other modes of transport than road transport should be encouraged to participate in the work. A balanced age and gender structure should be sought. The members of committees shall be members in the NVF via their employer or personal membership (in countries where this is possible). • To the extent that it is possible, there shall be a balanced representation of member organisations. • The members should preferably have their daily work within the work of the committee. • Members from other modes of transport than road transport should be encouraged to participate in the work. • A balanced age and gender distribution should be sought. The committees will be supplemented with ad hoc work groups that shall primarily consist of NVF members. Participation in an ad hoc groups should be governed according to interest and expertise. Including at least one representative from each country is desirable., when the conditions for that exist.,

Meetings and seminars There should be at least one Nordic committee meeting per year for all committee members. The committees are encouraged to organise open seminars during the four-year period, preferably together with other committees. Once a year an NVF meeting is held for committee chairs and secretaries with the NVF Board in attendance. The NVF Board meets twice a year. The Secretary Group has its own meetings. There should be at least one nordic committee meeting per year for all committee members. Otherwise, they are free to choose how often their meetings shall take place and how the meeting is organised (e.g. Web meetings). Physical meetings shall be held at locations that are easily accessible and do not require longer trips. The committees are encouraged to organise open seminars during the four-year period, preferably together with other committees. Once a year (in the autumn) an NVF meeting is held for committee chairs and secretaries with the NVF Board in attendance. At this meeting the country that has the chair of each committee reports to the NVF Board At the first NVF meeting, in autumn 2016, the committees shall submit an activity plan for the 4-year period. At the successive NVF Board meetings the committees shall submit annual reports on their activities with reference to the activity plan. The NVF board meets twice per year. During the autumn, the NVF board participates in the annual meeting together with the chairs and secretaries of the committees in order to go through the committees’ work. The secretarial group has its own meetings.

Information and communication The group supports the NVF Board and the committees in their work. The group shall profile the development of NVF and updating of the NVF web site The leader of the communication group for the period 2016–2020 is from Sweden, and is an observer member of the NVF Board. The group supports the NVF board and the committees in their work. The group shall profile the NVF’s development and updating of the NVF web site. The national members of the group will work in particular nationally for committees, with updates of web sites, and will arrange seminars (press releases, practical arrangements, etc.). The leader of the communication group for the period from 2016 -2020 is from Sweden, and is an observer member of the NVF Board. The communication group holds meetings as needed.

Start of new cooperation period 2016–2020 The board of the Association established a strategic plan in March 2016. The members of participation in the Nordic committees were in place on 1 July 2016. The chairs and secretaries of the Nordic committees will be gathered for a joint meeting by the chairmanship in early autumn. The committee will hold its first statutory meeting prior to 1 November 2016. Committees will produce an action plan for the entire period that will be submitted at the NVF Board meeting in November 2016.

Cooperations The NVF cooperates with other international associations in the field of road transport such as the World Road Association (PIARC) and the Baltic Road Association (BRA).